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The name game for contributions : influence of labeling and earmarking on the perceived tax burden
Hundsdoerfer, Jochen; Sielaff, Christian; Blaufus, Kay; … - 2010
described by the economic theory. We determine a significant influence of the labeling and the earmarking of taxes. We can show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962952
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Transparency and policy competition : experimental evidence from german citizens and politicians
Blesse, Sebastian; Lergetporer, Philipp; Nover, Justus; … - 2023
A lack of transparency about policy performance can pose a major obstacle to welfare-enhancing policy competition across jurisdictions. In parallel surveys with German citizens and state parliamentarians, we document that both groups misperceive the performance of their state's education system....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014478411
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Overconfidence and the political and financial behavior of a representative sample
Bosch-Rosa, Ciril; Kassner, Bernhard; Ahrens, Steffen - 2024
We study the relationship between overconfidence and the political and financial behavior of a nationally representative sample. Consistent with theoretical predictions, our findings indicate that excessive confidence in one's judgment is associated with lower portfolio diversification, greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015075012
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Transparency and policy competition : experimental evidence from German citizens and politicians
Blesse, Sebastian; Lergetporer, Philipp; Nover, Justus; … - 2023
A lack of transparency about policy performance can pose a major obstacle to welfare-enhancing policy competition across jurisdictions. In parallel surveys with German citizens and state parliamentarians, we document that both groups misperceive the performance of their state’s education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014232734
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Cash in hand and savings decisions
Spantig, Lisa - 2019
Cash is an important means of transaction, generally assumed to be fungible. However, behavioral economics and consumer … research show that 'cash in hand', physically holding on to cash and then handing it away, affects purchasing decisions. I … study how cash in hand influences decisions in a different but very important domain: savings. Savings accounts are a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064818
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Steuerkomplexität und Arbeitsangebot : eine experimentelle Analyse
Sielaff, Christian - 2011
Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von komplexen Steuertarifsystemen auf die Arbeits-Freizeit-Entscheidung von Individuen. Dazu wird ein wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Experiment mit 96 studentischen Teilnehmern durchgeführt. Es wird eine realitätsnahe Arbeits-Freizeit-Entscheidung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009242309
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The influence of an up-front experiment on respondents’ recording behaviour in payment diaries : evidence from Germany
Sieber, Susann; Schmidt, Tobias - 2015
, but does not affect other aspects of data quality. It also has a negligible impact on substantive measures like the cash …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404296
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Do intensive guidance programs reduce social inequality in the transition to higher education in Germany? : experimental evidence from the ZuBAb study 0.5 years after high school g...
Erdmann, Melinda; Pietrzyk, Irena Magdalena; Helbig, Marcel - 2022
in Germany. … in Deutschland diskutiert. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013166736
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Confidence and career choices : an experiment
Barron, Kai; Gravert, Christina - 2020 - 2nd revision June 2020
Confidence in one's own abilities is often seen as an important determinant of being successful. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's own abilities causally influence choices is, however, sparse. In this paper, we use a stylized laboratory experiment to investigate the causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012238957
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The formation of prosociality : causal evidence on the role of social environment
Kosse, Fabian; Deckers, Thomas; Pinger, Pia; … - 2019
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of social environment for the formation of prosociality. In a first step, we show that socioeconomic status (SES) as well as the intensity of mother-child interaction and mothers' prosocial attitudes are systematically related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064400